41.   It would transport oil from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Russia to Western Europe.

42.   Last week, Richard Kauzlarich, U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan, said multiple routes would provide greater security for transporting oil through the volatile Caucasus region.

43.   Last week, Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Ciller visited Azerbaijan to press for the oil to be transported through Turkey.

44.   Later this year, it will transport oil pumped by an international consortium of American and European companies.

45.   More recently, the two countries have been at odds over border-crossing rules and plans to build lucrative pipelines for transporting Azerbaijani oil.

46.   Nemtsov pledged that Russia would uphold its agreement to transport oil from the Caspian Sea, even if it has to be carried in Russian tankers.

47.   Neither barge was built for transporting oil, and both were said to be coming from Iran.

48.   On Friday, Russia and Chechnya signed an agreement on transporting oil across the republic.

49.   One of its main competitors is the SUMED pipeline, which transports oil from Suez city on the Red Sea to the Mediterranean port of Alexandria.

50.   President Suleyman Demirel insisted Monday that Caspian Sea oil will be transported through Turkey, despite a report claiming that companies favored a cheaper and shorter route.